Snark aside for many years this was standard in the pro peloton (think of the years that helmets weren't required on the last climb or didn't have to be protective for time trial events). I saw some of those helmets first hand - it was really scary. Fine, the flexy shell that passed for TT helmets was flimsy (think of a shell made with the clear plastic display stuff that's such a pain to cut open) but at least you knew they weren't supposed to do anything. The legit helmets that were scooped out… they were almost as flimsy but gave the impression of protection from the outside.